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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1899
Page
8
Chicago notes general business conditions improving though money remains tight for some periods. Grain trading dull. wheat rises 2 cents as short covering and unexpected demand offset large visible supply. A Chicago firm that had shorted wheat bought back, forcing purchases and an abrupt price uptick.
Miss Julia Dent Grant daughter of General Frederick D Grant and granddaughter of General Ulysses S Grant married Prince Michael Cantacuzene in Newport Rhode Island on Monday. The ceremony linked two prominent families with ties to American and Russian nobility.
Miss Grant, about 24, to wed Prince Cantacuzene of Russia, a 25 year old Imperial Guards lieutenant. He inherits vast eastern estates and a chateau near Moscow. The Cantacuzene line links to Gortschakoff and former Russian ministers. family ties include a Chicago host and a Phi lippine absence of her father.
Naval forces Monterey Charleston and gunboats Concord Zafiro bombarded Fuipino works at Olongapo for six hours, setting the town ablaze. About 250 marines and bluejackets landed to occupy the works. one American was wounded. Insurgents used a Krupp gun with guncotton shells.
Century rider Leddy Edwards recalls a humorous moment in Utica when he asked a wheelman the best road to Syracuse. The reply from the big-limbed stranger was simple and blunt: Take the New York Central.
Allen's Foot-Ease promises relief for painful swollen feet and bunions. The ad claims instant relief from sting and sweating and helps tight or new shoes feel comfortable. Sold by druggists and shoe stores with mail orders available and a free trial package.
A Detroit Free Press quotation defines luck as the product of sufficient ability and backed by tenacity, attributed to a man with vast wealth. The remark frames luck as earned advantage rather than random chance.
Reading includes an ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure at 75 cents, advice on washing embroidery with rain water and white castile soap, and a testimonial claiming Piso's Cure for Consumption cured a lung illness. Also quotes a homeland slogan and a Princeton Indiana testimonial from March 26, 1895.
The John M. Smyth Co of Chicago features fall and winter India wear including a ladies plaid golf cape priced at 5.05 and marks its long standing reliability. The catalogue offers thousands of useful items and the company notes it has served over half a million homes in Chicago and nearby regions with fair dealing.
A lively anecdote recalls an elderly man from the down east region famed for his plain appearance. A friend notes that his facial expressions could momentarily make him seem more handsome than usual, despite a homely visage.
Fort Wayne to Chicago and return every Sunday via the Nickel Plate Road. Jo's BooTratna Brave for Children soothes gums and eases colic for 2 cents a bottle.
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